THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24, 1896 LIBERTY You are at liberty to come into this store of ours, and to ramble around and look as much as you please. We like to bave people know what a fine stock of Books and Stationery we have, so that when they need some they'll know where to get the largest variety. AT NORTON'S, 322 Lackawanna Ave. OUR OATS. Always in the past the Best in Scranton W ill be in the future as good as oats that can be made by the BEST CLEANING MACHINERY Which removes the foul seeds and dust. Try our "GLEAN OATS." SCRANTON, OLYPHANT, CARBON DALE. m of wis. THE GENUINE Est th initial! a., B. CO. Imprint ed in mod cigar. GARNEY, BROWN & CO., MANUFACTURERS, COURT HOUSE SQ. DR. C. D. SHUMWAY. Diseases of the Lower Bowel a Specialty. 308 Washington Ave., Opp. Tribune Building. OFFICE HOURS-9 TO 12, 2 TO 5. PERSONAL. Senator J. C. Vaughn In In Philadelphia. Mini Agnes Callahan, of Newark, N. J., is the guest or Hcrunton friends. Mrs. At. F. Wymbs and children are home from a month at Atlantic: City. Mrs. Brown, or New York, Is vtsltlns lira. O. U. Wright, ot .Madlaon uvenue. MIms Anna Mulley, of the North Km, spent Sunday with friends on Qulncy uve nue. Mrs. Powell, of Clinton Place, has re tinned from a visit with friend ut Klin hurst. Peter SilehlH, of Rlmlra, attended tho funeral of Mrs. Jane Cuffrey, of Bellevue, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. rage and little, laughter have gone to As bury Park for a short stay. Attorney C. August Mattenburg came home Saturday utter a vacation spent ut the seashore. Miss Mary Breen, of New York. Is the guest of her cousin, Miss Tessie U' .Mulley, of Third street. Alfred Twining', associate editor of the Scranton Times, has entered upon a two weeks' vacation. Myer Burke and Misg Annie Druch, of Penn avenue, will tie married at Music hall Thursday evening. O. Bogart Cowlea, of Quincy avenue, who has been summering at Lake Ariel, returned home Saturday. .Miss Margaret Barrett, of Mlnooka, left Saturday for Syracuse, where she will remain oi an extended visit with her aunt. Frank Phillips, of the city engineer's department, has gone to Cleveland to at tend a convention of the Knights of Pythias. Miss Emma Bennet, of Mulberry street, left on Saturday for a visit with relatives at Truiton. N. J., Wilmington, Del., and Atlantic City, to be gone six weeks. Miss Ray Harris, of Clinton Place, and Miss Minnie Smith, of Paterson, N. J., will leave for Lake Ariel today to spend the remainder of the month at the Howe cot tage. Rev. 3. I. Dunn, of St. Paul's church, Oreeti Ridge, has returned from a vaca tion of two weeks, which he spent at At lantic City end visiting his parents at Wilmington, Del. A party of young people drove to Clark's Summit Friday evening and were very hospitably entertained at the home of Frank Mover. Those who constituted the party were Mr. and Mrs. Teal, Mr. and Mrs. Easterly, Mr. and Mrs. Gardner, Misses Minnie Beame, Nettle Vernoy, Mabel Walker, Edith Taylor, Beatrice Tovel, I,lszte Hilts. Celia Ready, Bert Ad ams,. H, It. Hlgham, Lew Frnble. Bert Jlaney, Columbus White, Bruce Miller and Mr. McDonald. Read Williams' Business College ad. UU Paul and Return. Special train via Nickel Plate road, account Grand Army of the Republic encampment, will leave Buffalo at 11.05 p. m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, after arrival of all trains from the east, but train and sleeping; cars will be ready for passengers at 9 p. m. The lowest rates will be made via the Nickel Plate road. Secure your sleeping car space from your nearest ticket agent, or write di rect to F. J. Moore, general agent, Buf falo, N. T. State If there are ladies in your party, as special cars will be re served tor them. Be sure your tickets read via the New York, Chicago and St. Louis railroad, and take special train, leaving Buf falo ll.CS p. m., Saturday, Aug. 29. Ask Your Dealer ' for McQarrah's Insect Powder, 25 and 10-cent boxes. Never sold In bulk. Take no other. . . Read .Williams' Business College ad. THE WESTON MILL CO POPULAR PUNCH CIGARS ART OF HEARING TflE VOICE OF GOD Was the Subject of Rev. E. L Miller's Morning Sermon. 0 ' INDIFFERENCE THE IMPEDIMENT Aud That .Makes the Art of lletriug a Rare :iftiod Kpcuks in Mauy Wnys, Through Nature and in Every CirriiuiKlntireUod Best Hearers Are Dedicutt-d to Him by Their Parents. A most helpful sermon was preached In Trinity Lutheran church yesterday mornlnir by the pastor of the church, Kev. Edwin Limn Miller, It concerned "the hearing ear." In his sermon Mr. Miller referred especially to God's voice and the art or hearing the same. "Speuk, for thy servant heareth," I Samuel, 111:10, wan the text. Mr. Mil ler said: The Hnly Gospel today presents Christ to us nx the healer of spiritual denf-mutcs. They brought unto Hint who was deaf, uud had an Imped lent in his )eech; anil Christ's omnipotent Kphplmtha opened his eurs and loosed Ills tongue The art of hearing God's voice hus Always been a rare gift, not beeuuse of Hod's unwillingness to be stow It, but because of man's reluctance to receive It. And yet. In times of the greatest religious degeneracy, there have always been faithful servants who prayed God to speak anil vowed that they would hear. A noble example of this we find In the child Samuel. U that Ills words would always receive heart-endorsement from us, 'Hpeak; for thy servant heareth.' God speaks In muny ways to His creatures. In the natural world He preaches concerning His goodness and widoin. The scenic beauty of this fa vored region proclaims God so plainly. Several days ago 1 stood on that well known rock at Bald Mount, entranced by the view of a land richer than Canaan. That sight preaches a ser mon to every intelligent visitor. In every circumstance of life God pro claims Himself. The goodness of God is Intended to lead to repentunce, and that which we call misfortune may, under His blessed direction, prove our highest good eventually. God's will, however, can only be definitely known through the word. Complete revelation Is only found in the Incarnate word, Christ. "God at sundry times and in divers manners spake In times past unto the fathers by the prophets, huth In these last days spoken unto us by Ills Son." Through these manifold agencies the Spirit is operative, with a view of securing attention from man and effecting his salvation. ' ASLEEP AND CARELESS. , So few, however, recognize God's voice. When He called Samuel he thought 'twas the voice of Ell. Even so many see nothing supernatural In the world In which they live, and in the preached and sacramental word. The sermon Is only, to them, a declara tion from man. The liturgy is only a meunlngless formality. Samuel slept and failed to known God's voice, so many sleep rocked In the cradle nf busi ness or pleasure, who fail to recognize heavenly voices. The faithful servant makes his pray er, "Spi-uk, Lord." so much more ear nest when he llnds God's word wilfully despised. In Samuel's day the word of the Lord was "precious," that Is, rare. In other words, there was a luck of faithful proclamation of the1 same. The priest Ell was not thoroughly faithful. Samuel's prayer was very upropos. "Speak, .Lord." Even those commis sioned to preach the word sometimes become practically desplsers of It. for they turn aside to discourse upon for eign tlwniett, thus feeding sturvlng souls on husk Instead of heavenly bread. What shall we say when even u bishop so fur forgets his high calling tix to deliver a political stump-speech to a congregation ussembled to wor ship! Multitudes, also, ore turning nslile to ctinnlgly devised rubles, to the con demnation c)r their Immortal souls. The commission to "preach the word" is mure Imperative than ever. Suniiiel lived in tlmes.of scarcity In deed, it Is not when there Is u scarci ty of money, or of the products of the Held that men sillier most, for man indeed needs but little here below; it Is when there Is a lack of spiritual treas ure, of heavenly bread, that the most direful times Imped. And this sort ot scurclty Is ull the more pitiful when there is tin abundance of'woildly gifts. GOD'S BEST HEARERS. The faithful servant riot only prays God to speak, but he vows that he will hear. He first gives diligent heed to God's voice. Tills, little Samuel did. He was a consecrated child, and brought into the temple as a babe. How heed ful to the heavenly voice he wus! The The best hearers of God's voice are those who ore dedicated to God by their parents, and brought to the temple by them. But see how little attention Is given to that which God says in Nature, in Providence, and through His holy word. Muny suy, in effect, "fo not speak. Lord, I wish to give heed to other thoughts now." How bar It seems to fix the whole mind on the preucheil word, sometimes. How worldly con cerns clulin attention even In God's holy temple. Where there Is. however, an honest effort made to hear with protlt, Goil gives the hearing eur. Christ still speaks His omnipotent Ephphntha. Till then every eur is stopped by sin. Even Samuel "did not yet hear the Lord" until Ell fully di rected him. The deaf-mute of the gos pel had to he brought to Christ by his friends. The first operations of grace are not from within. So soon, however, as there is a receptive nttlude toward?! the Sttvior. Christ extends His huiul, touching the ear and tongue. T ohear God's voice implies active obedience towards the snme. Samuel was obedient unto the heavenly vision vouchsafed him, however hard It nray have been declared to Eli. whom he loved, the Impending evil. We are, also, to be doers of the word, nnd not hear ers only. Religious duties sometimes seem hard to perform. In a sense every Christian is a preacher of Impending Judgment, and this, to the natural man, is not pleasant. The hardest task, however, becomes light when It Is re membered that It is a part of Christian service. It Is not sufficient to simply sit patiently, listening with the out ward ear. when God speaks, but His voice must be echoed in our lives. THE FINAL QUESTION. "Speak, Lord," Is this your prayer? "Thy servant heareth," Is this your vow? Or will you have an ear only for the voice of the world? Shall Its calls to pleasure and to business be the only voices to penetrate your soul? " 'God railing yet! I cannot stay; " 'Aty heart I yield without delay. ' 'Vain world, farewell! From thee I part; " 'The voice of God hath reached my heart." A PERSIAN'S ADDRESS. Made nt the Afternoon Gospel Servii o ' of the Yi M. C. A. 8. Y. Oshaumo, a Persian, addressed yesterday afternoon's gospel meeting In the Young Men's Christian association building. He spoke particularly of the work of Christian missionaries In his native country. He has a high regard for Americans and this Institutions. Mr. Oshauma Is pursuing a course of study In Jefferson Medical college, Phil uiiclplilu. preparing to becoming a med ical and theological missionary to Per sia. He will go there a naturalized cit izen of the United States. RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES. Elm Park's pulpit wus occupied by Rev. Vr. O. It. Severson. Rev. H. '. Himnan preached in the Ce dar Avenue Methodist church. A. V. Bower occupied the pulpit in the Plymouth Congregational church. Kev. John T. luinn, of this city, preached In the Second Presbyterian church. Rev. William H. Swift, ot HoneBdale, preached In the First Presbyterian church. Rev. John Love, of Gerniantown, Phila delphia, occupied the Penn Avenue Bap tist pulpit. Itev. Vr. George Knox, of Indianapolis, preached In the Green Ridge Presbyter Ian church. Warm weather does not (lumpen in the least the ardor of the Rescue Mission workers. Yesterday morning Superin tendent Sanborn supplied the pulpit of th, Washburn Street Presbyterian church, and at 3.30 p. in. he and his workers were at Nay Aug park for their afternoon meeting. Again at 7.30 they held an open air meeting In front of the Mission, and ut 8 their usual service In the mission. The attemlunee at the park meeting was the best of the season, and the Mission was tilled ill the evening. THAT DETECTIVE BILL. Hearing Took Place llrlbre Arbitra tor in the Court House. Several months ago the detective agency of Barring & McSweeney brought suit In court against the city of Scranton for payment ot the bill charged for securing evidence against the gambling houses. Attorneys Ros coe Dale, T. P. Duffy and M. W. Lowry were chosen as arbitrators to hear the evidence and decide the case. They met Saturday In Prothonotary Pryor's private office. Attorney Joseph O'Brien represented the plaintiff and City Solic itor Torrey, the defendant. Ex-Mayor W. L. Conneil was sworn and said that there was an appropria tion of $700 made by councils for de tective services. He instructed William T. Simpson, then chief of police, to em ploy detectives to secure evidence against the gambling houses, and In pursuance there of Barring & Mc Sweeney's agency proceeded to operate. Assistant City Clerk Evan J. Morris was sworn and he produced a copy of the ordinance appropriating $700 for de tective services. Alderman Fred Fuller, before whom the gamblers caught In the raid were given a hearing, said that the amount of tines collected was $tio!i. There was a lot of gambling parapher nalia confiscated, but it hud to be burned up. Daniel McSweeney, one of the mem bers of the firm, testilied that men In his employ were at work securing evi dence against the gamblers from Sept. 24 to Dec. 30, 1894. The men had to tuke a hand in the game; and he made the agreement that they should be reim bursed for all losses they sustained. He explained the bill Item by Item. The total or it is $r.C1.96. Mr. Torrey asked for an adjournment of the hearing until next Saturday morning at 9 o'clock to give him time to confer with the councilmen who were opposed to paying the bill when It came tip In councils. His request wus al lowed. DEATH OF C. C. BECKER. Foreman of Delaware, l.ucknwanun nnd Western Tin Shops. Christian C. Becker, who for twenty five years was foremun of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western tin shops, died Suturduy morning at his residence, Ml Harrison avenue, after a long Ill ness. He Is survived by his wife and the following family: Mrs. H. A. Van be, of New York city; John C, Mrs. P. Lotteros, Louis 11., Churles K., and George F., nnd by his sister, Mrs. George Wlckenhoffer. The deceused wus a member of Culll rooit lodge. Free and Accepted Masons, of Jeffeisoiivllle, N. Y. Services were conducted ut the residence ut H o'clock yesterday afternoon uud the remains will be luken on the 8 o'clock Deluwui'e, Lackawanna and Western train to New York this morning fur interment. FOR STATERESIDENT. Attorney A. J. Colhnrn Likely to Uc Chosen by the I. O. S. of A. Indications point to the election of Attorney A. J. Colborn us state presi dent of the Putriotii! Onler Sons of America ut the convention which will be held ut Altoona tomorrow and Wed nesday. Major R. M. J. Reed, of Phil adelphia, Is u candidate for the honor, but the tide seems to be in favor of "Jack." Delegates from this county will leave ut 9.1!0 this morning in u siei'i;tl cur over the Delaware unil Hudson railroad. Mr. Colborn will huve the Mhummuus u ml enthusiastic support of the camps of Northeastern Pennsyl vania. To Sniut Paul, .11 inn., aud Kclum, Si 1.75. For the G. A. R. national encuinp nient, the Delaware, Luckawannu and Western Railroad company will sell round trip tickets to St. Paul for $M.7.ri, good going August 29, :!0 and "I. good for return until September .".(1. A special car for the accommodation of members of Ezra Griflln post, K'J, and their friends, will leave Hcrunton D., L. und W. station at l.r3 p. in., Satur day, August L'9. If you contemplate taking a vacation It will be a splendid opportunity to take ft grand trip ut less than half fare. i yM K MO U IAH . Of Mrs. Laura S. (!ay who entered Into rest Sunday Aug. ID "Hut there is more thun I can see, And what I nee I leave unsaid; Nor speak It, knowing Death hus made His darkness beautiful wilh thee." Tennyson's "In Alemoriam," LXXIV. The call came clear; It was her Saviour's voice. And with no moaning of the bar. But guided by the .Morning Star Her gentle spirit took its flight: Out from the night Into the morning light; O sorrowing heart rejoice! The call came clear; It was her Pilot's voice. And quickly answering to Ills call, She glided peacefully from all She held on earth most dear; To be at rest, Vpon her Saviour's breast Believing heart rejoice! O beatific face! O life so full of grace! 1 So free from sin, and strife; For thee, is Victor's psalm; For thee. Is waving palm; For thee, is endless life. a. X. R. Scranton, Aug. 23, 1896. You can't buy happiness, but If you are suffering from dyspepsia, scrofula, salt rheum, Impure blood, you may be cured and made happy by taking Hood's Sarsaparjlla. Hood's Pills are the best family ca thartic and liver medicine. Harmless, reliable, sure. COLPATTIEWATKINS TALK TO CHRISTIANS Sbe Conducts Two Serviccj in the Lin den Street Tent. WAS GIVEN A HEARTY RECEPTION Ac rouipiiuicil by Her Friend and Aide. Miss Vnnderbcrk, of Xcw York CityWill lie in the tit) Several Unys Tonight Sbe Will Conduct the Meeting of the West Side Post. Colonel Pattle Watklns, one of the American Volunteer officers whose en ergy, eurnestness and oratory have earned her such high ecoiiiniuous from the New York newspapers, is In Scran ton for a several days' visit ami yes terday she participated in the services, afternoon and evening. In the Volunteer tent on Linden street, opposite the court house. The reception she received In the tent very forcibly illustrates the popularity of this young woman among the people who witnessed her first evangelical work. Colonel Watklns, accompanied by her friend and aide. Private Maggie Van derbeck, of New York city, ami by the former's mother, entered the tent In the midst of the afternoon service und following a prayer by Stuff Captain Lookyer, of the West Side post. On signal fronv Stuff Captain Mas land the audience arose and received the distinguished little colonel with what Is termed a "volley" In Salvation Army parlance and which has not yet been given a new name by the Volun teers. It consists of a rising and cheer ing reception of some extraordinary person or platform doings and that's what Colonel Watklns received. IN A NEW TENT. The Volunteers have a new and a larger tent for their Linden street post, and the llrst services beneath Its cover were held yesterday, the old tent having been turned over to the West Side post. Its seating capuolty was filled yester day afternoon and scores of persons stood buck of the benches near the en trance and along the sides. Staff Captain Maslund directed the opening part of the meeting and sang a solo, "I Believe We Shall Win." There were singing nnd prayers until Colonel Watklns' arrival when she took charge of the meeting and called for testimonials from among the professed Christians. She made several brief addresses, mainly exhortations to church-going people. Colonel Watklns dwelt with especial earnestness on the duties of children to parents and parents to children, urging the one to distribute flowers along the life of the other anil deploring the con trary condition which brought untold remorse. Last night's service was of the re- Or want one a little later, if you do buy when 3'ou can get it FOR WROUGHT IRON AND BRASS UIRELLA STANDS. CHINA HALL, MILL Alt & VIA K, 134 Wyoming Ave. 'Walk in unil look around.' 1 1 Ni ONE It 1 $175. DISSO We have never had such a sale and would not now if we were not compelled to do so to get back just what the goods cost us. For this week only we will sell every pair of Ladies' Rus set, Tan or Black Oxford Ties, formerly sold for $2, shall be sold for We have a large number of Ladies' Fine Dongola Button Shoes, all sizes, which we will sell at ALL GOODS SOLD DURING THIS SALE ARE STRICTLY CASH. vlval nature, the same as tukeS place In the tent every Sunday night. WEST S1DH TONIGHT. Colonel Watklns, with Miss Vander beck, reached here Thursday and will remain with her mother on the West Side for several days. She will take part in tonight's meeting iu the West Side tent. Her presence here Is in the nature of a visitation to the two posts, she having command of the Volunteer work in several of the Middle und Eastern states. Read Williams' Business College ad. Rexford's. Picture Picking It, isn't often a o opportunity like this presents itself, As it stands it's our loss und your gain, but the loss will be yours and the gain your neigh bors if you don't take advantage of it We've got a lot of (rained pictures. An enormous lot More, probably, than all the other picture stores combined, Naturally some sell faster thau others. We looked them over yesterday. Found a lot that ought to have sold better. Some of the frames getting scratched a little. That won't do. So we've decided that they shall leave our walls for yours. The entire west window is tilled with them, from which you are to take your choice for S9ft Naturally early picking will be the best pickiug, so you'd better come as soon as possible. They include French Reproductions Of famous paintings by good artists; all In proper colors. Handsome frames, with gold mats. The price of these was $1.00, now 89c. Artotypes A nice line and of goodly size: pictures are 2Ux24 Inches. In white frame, with gold lining. A $4.00 picture, now 10c. The Quarrel and the Peacemaker A handsome pair, by J. L. O. Ferris; size, ISixSS. Heavy white mat and framed in white and gold. Pictures like these brought $:i.nu each yesterday. Today they go for 89c. Flower Studies A basket of roses, by Brnner, and tho like. A lot that never ought to sell for the money. These are in handsome frames 20x21 Inches In sle, with heavy gold mats. Such as sold for four and live dollars yesterday. Today they go at S3e. Genuine Sizned Etchings. Strip etchings, by clever artists, 14x30 inches in size. Some In white frames, some In oak. To go today at 89c. Photographs The pick of French, German and Ameri can art. Real photographs that cost more to make than we ask at this un usuul offering. They're in white and gold frames and lit to grace uny par lor. Subjects such as "Dawn and Twilight," "Children's! Tea Party," "Lady Kencers." etc. How glad you ourjht to be to get these for 89c. Fruit Pictures Desirable dining room pictures in suit able, frames, mostly ouk. Appetizing looking pictures that will brighten the room and make the meals taste bet ter. Vou ought to have two nf these at leusi when you can get them for V.V. Sacred Pictures A really tine lot of sacred pictures In good frames. Pictures worth from two to three dollars for S9c. Water Color Fac-Simlles Splendid copies- of" excellent pictures, t'un'l tell them from the original. Framed in while, green and gold. A shame to saerltiee them as we are do ing at 89e. Pastels Not the genuine. It Is true, but who's to tell the difference. Some of these In frames with handsome gold, scroll nia'.s. In fait, a three dollar frame, to say nothing of the picture, but they've found their way In I he lot and go ut 39c. Coloritypcs The good old reliable favorites. Bright in colors and attractive In subjects. Lots of theut in pairs, and ull of them " peaches, to use a slang expression. These were always good sellers, but Were slightly overstocked, so uwuy they go ut 89c, 'S, 303 Lackawanna Av he an or ii mm SCRANTON, PA., Opens its Sid year under eight experienced teachers. Fits for any College or Technical School. Englisb, Business aud Chiasmal De partments. Stud for Catalogs to M:V, THUS, M. CANN. LI.. U., Or WALTLR rl. BL'KI.L. A. M. LUTION $1.00 All Sizes and Widths $1.00 410 SPRUCE STREET, illtllUlllllinilRGOTra We Have On Hand THE BEST STOCK IN THE CITY AIM th Newest. Also th Cheapest, AUo the Largest. ciaiHiuniuMES Porcelain, Onyx, Eta Silver Novelties la Infinite Variety. Lateit Importations, ' Jewelry, Watches, Diamonds, fl. E. ROGERS, leweler and Watchmaker, 215 LackavannaAiSi IWelsbachl S3 LIGHT Sip makes an Incandescent electric gfk light cast a slnuow. w III really . J give more light than three oH 2 them together, und do It with t li half ilia gus you now consume, f fk ... ...... flHt MS ArfLIANbc LU. V 1 20 N. Washington Ave g AYLESWORTH'S MEAT MARKET The Finest in (he City. The latest improved furnish ings aud apparatus tor keeping meat, butter and tygs. 223 Wyoming Avenuo. THE KEELEY CURE Why lot you home and business be destroy ed through strong driuk or morphine, when f'on can be cured 1u four weeks at thci Keelny rutltute, "' Madison amine. Kcraotoo, Pa. Die Cur WUI Bear lavestlzutloa. i own i " ' ' ' if $ "jOI 220 Lackawanna Ava , , ' ; j 6N'', 1 1 100 pairs of Men's Fine Buff Shoes, Congress and Bals, all shape toes and sizes, sold for $2.00. Our Sale Price, Our Best Men's Patent Leather Shoes, every shape toe there is made, sold for $5.00. Our price, KOEHLER. A WOIN S JUDCINI In matters of dress is always better than that of any one else. That is the reason why we like to have our Cloth infj held up to the inspection of the ladies. You can't please us better than by pleasing your wife. ' We will a-t'lr nnr Ctiinn nliclnn lii.r Pu, link UUI VIVW1I1I piVUAlU MW. M cr) body buys at the same price, II 416 LACKAWANNA AVENUE. OUR STOCK OF FURNISHINGS Is varied and extensive. We have intlsfactlo In btylo, quality aud price for every man and boy lu town. We try to give better service thau anyone else. We do give better goods. Drop iu and get acquainted needn't buy un less you wish. We want you to know us. M. P. M'CANNJaHer aos WYOMlNd AVUNL'B. Others are cutting on Straw lints. Ours have been cut all anasou. KNOX AUENCV. $1.25 $3.75 1 it mmM J 9